Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 9, 2007
Submitted
October 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22345
Aircraft time
39,826 hours, 29,746 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HEARD LOUD BANG WHILE CLIMBING PAST 32,000 FEET. BANG APPEARED TO BE BELOW AND FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DID NOT NOTICE ANY ENGINE OR PRESSURIZATION FLUCTUATIONS. FOUND GASPER AIR DUCT BLOWN. COMPLETED TEMP REPAIR WITH CARGO PIT TAPE PER EA 7-2120-115556 PT 1. DUCT JOINT LOCATED IN E/E COMPARTMENT RT SIDE JUST FWD OF THE EXTERNAL POWER C/B PANEL.